Add a blurred background to your photos in 3 simple steps in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial by Unmesh Dinda from Piximperfect you will learn how to create a fake shallow depth of field without expensive lenses and get the background out of focus. In this tutorial, you will use selections, masks, depth maps, and lens blur to mimic the characteristics of a fast lens with a narrow depth of field, focussing on the subject.

Also, in this video, you will not only use but also understand the concept of Depth Maps and how the Lens Blur filter works. Explore the amazing power of depth maps to create highly realistic background blur in Photoshop.

Would you like to learn a secret trick many photographers and graphic designers use to make their photos look more professional? It’s actually a simple plugin that makes your photo editing work a whole lot easier.

Meet Filter Forge, the Photoshop plugin that experts use to cut their design work in half.

Create your own Photoshop Filters with Filter Forge without any programming knowledge. Or use any from their massive collection of over 11,000 premium Photoshop filters and textures that allow you to give a professional touch to your photos with a single click.